Business_1911_014 Henry H Rolapp to David Eccles

DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LA GRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah Oct. 31st, 1911. Hon. David Eccles, Baker City, Oregon. My dear Friend:- I received your letter of Oct. 28th late last night. I am glad to hear that you are getting along with your Portland matters as well as you are, but don’t forget the old adage: “There’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip”. I regret your decision to continue the LaGrande factory for another year. I am actually of the opinion that we would make more net money by simply leasing the lands out on a share of the crops, than to attempt to raise beets again at the enormous expense at which we grow them each year. However, you have doubtless looked into the situation thoroughly and satisfied yourself that it is the best thing to do. Brother Bramwell sent me a letter which I received this morning, requesting the purchase of an automobile, which I told him has been referred to you for action. You will understand the situation better than I can from this end, and would be obliged if you will telephone Brother Bramwell from Baker City what your decision is. I have asked Jed to forward immediately all sugar reports so that you can understand the situation, but the following is a summary to date: DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LA GRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah 10/29 10/28 10/29 10/28 Ogden Logan LaGrande Lewiston Beets Received 38,865 tons 25,738 6,519 31,357 “ Worked 20,123 “ 13,511 4,883 17,872 “ On Hand 18,742 “ 12,227 1,636 13,485 Bags Sugar Mfd. 50,378 Bags 34,687 11,768 38,209 “ “ Shipped 29,232 “ 8,000 16,700 “ “ On Hand 21,146 ” 26,687 21,509 Average Percent Sugar 16 16 nearly 17% a little over 16% “ Purity 84 87 84% 85% There is trouble brewing in the sugar world. I had a letter from John L. Howard of San Francisco, who told me that Mr. Atkins was doing missionary work to get a reduction in the tariff on Cuban sugars, and have the beet people consent to it. He also told me that on the coast he intimated that any extension of the beet sugar industry would be regarded by him as a menace to the cane refineries, and that he would not be willing to vote for such extension, so far as his stock was concerned. I also learned that at Salt Lake City he told Mr. Cutler that if he had had any idea of the Sevier factory being built, he would have opposed it. It looks like there will be a break. A meeting is called to be held at Chicago on Nov. 15th , and either you or I must be present. Our New York case is resting. I told our Committee that I might want to spend some time in Texas, and would like to know how the country lay. They advised me that until the middle of December we can rest easy. I have therefore thought it wise upon your return to this country for DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LAGRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah me to go down to Texas in advance of the rest of you and lay around for a week or ten days and investigate the situation, without anybody knowing that we are there for investing purposes. My Montana experience taught me that if they know you are coming and you are bound to go within a day or two, they show you nothing but the bright side, and the result is that when you finally go to work, to do things, matters are wholly different from what you had been led to believe them to be. The street car traffic, of course, if falling off, but we are doing fairly well, notwithstanding. The coal situation is in very bad shape. We can not get near enough cars to satisfy the situation. When I visited Rock Springs a week ago, there were 600 cars standing on the side track, and everybody helpless to move them. We are working at Rock Springs about every other day, but we are about as well supplied as any of the other mines in that district. At Grass Creek we are doing very well considering the situation, but we are awaiting your return to definitely determine what we shall do. I am now ready to make a full report that I think can be understood by each stockholder. On Sunday Joseph Scowcroft and I visited Black Hawk. We have an elegant situation there. If I am any Judge at all, that is the best piece of coal property we have. The tramway is laid clear down to the tipple. Houses are built, and we are within ten feet of meeting the DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LA GRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah two openings (main entry and air course) and are therefore ready to ship. But unfortunately, the timbers from Dee and Ingles have so delayed us that we have hardly commenced on the tipple. Indeed, the car of lumber that we need is not here yet, although we are tracing it by wire, it having left Dee on the 18th of October. Beason and Jack Spiers are down in southern Utah, buying 15,000 head of sheep. I enclose you a statement up to date of the condition of the Vineyard. We are finishing the ditch at San Jacinto and at the Vineyard ranch, but it looks very much like the Idaho Development Company is going to give us trouble over our waters. There is considerable talk concerning a railroad from Rogerson to Contact, which, of course, will help us very materially. The weather is fine. Beets are coming in clean and can easily be stored. Nights are frosty and the beets therefore keep in good condition. All of our mills are running well and I think we are doing better work than ever. Of course, the sugar price situation you thoroughly understand. We have not yet finished the contracts at the lower prices. Sugar is declining in New York, but it is on quotations of fellows that have no sugar. Arbuckle reduced the price 504 per bag, but also advised that that only applied to sugars on consignments away from New York, inasmuch as they had no sugar on hand in New York. There is a whole lot of funny business going on, and it is difficult to say what the outcome will be.
DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LA GRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah I heard that Mrs. Eccles is not very well and has gone to Dee, as you doubtless know. All of the other Logan and Ogden people are all right and enjoying good health. Will Wattis was anxious to see you about some California proposition, and before I received your letter had telegraphed you. With kindest regards, Yours very truly, Henry H. Rolapp HHR-B Enc.

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DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LA GRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah Oct. 31st, 1911. Hon. David Eccles, Baker City, Oregon. My dear Friend:- I received your letter of Oct. 28th late last night. I am glad to hear that you are getting along with your Portland matters as well as you are, but don’t forget the old adage: “There’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip”. I regret your decision to continue the LaGrande factory for another year. I am actually of the opinion that we would make more net money by simply leasing the lands out on a share of the crops, than to attempt to raise beets again at the enormous expense at which we grow them each year. However, you have doubtless looked into the situation thoroughly and satisfied yourself that it is the best thing to do. Brother Bramwell sent me a letter which I received this morning, requesting the purchase of an automobile, which I told him has been referred to you for action. You will understand the situation better than I can from this end, and would be obliged if you will telephone Brother Bramwell from Baker City what your decision is. I have asked Jed to forward immediately all sugar reports so that you can understand the situation, but the following is a summary to date: DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LA GRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah 10/29 10/28 10/29 10/28 Ogden Logan LaGrande Lewiston Beets Received 38,865 tons 25,738 6,519 31,357 “ Worked 20,123 “ 13,511 4,883 17,872 “ On Hand 18,742 “ 12,227 1,636 13,485 Bags Sugar Mfd. 50,378 Bags 34,687 11,768 38,209 “ “ Shipped 29,232 “ 8,000 16,700 “ “ On Hand 21,146 ” 26,687 21,509 Average Percent Sugar 16 16 nearly 17% a little over 16% “ Purity 84 87 84% 85% There is trouble brewing in the sugar world. I had a letter from John L. Howard of San Francisco, who told me that Mr. Atkins was doing missionary work to get a reduction in the tariff on Cuban sugars, and have the beet people consent to it. He also told me that on the coast he intimated that any extension of the beet sugar industry would be regarded by him as a menace to the cane refineries, and that he would not be willing to vote for such extension, so far as his stock was concerned. I also learned that at Salt Lake City he told Mr. Cutler that if he had had any idea of the Sevier factory being built, he would have opposed it. It looks like there will be a break. A meeting is called to be held at Chicago on Nov. 15th , and either you or I must be present. Our New York case is resting. I told our Committee that I might want to spend some time in Texas, and would like to know how the country lay. They advised me that until the middle of December we can rest easy. I have therefore thought it wise upon your return to this country for DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LAGRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah me to go down to Texas in advance of the rest of you and lay around for a week or ten days and investigate the situation, without anybody knowing that we are there for investing purposes. My Montana experience taught me that if they know you are coming and you are bound to go within a day or two, they show you nothing but the bright side, and the result is that when you finally go to work, to do things, matters are wholly different from what you had been led to believe them to be. The street car traffic, of course, if falling off, but we are doing fairly well, notwithstanding. The coal situation is in very bad shape. We can not get near enough cars to satisfy the situation. When I visited Rock Springs a week ago, there were 600 cars standing on the side track, and everybody helpless to move them. We are working at Rock Springs about every other day, but we are about as well supplied as any of the other mines in that district. At Grass Creek we are doing very well considering the situation, but we are awaiting your return to definitely determine what we shall do. I am now ready to make a full report that I think can be understood by each stockholder. On Sunday Joseph Scowcroft and I visited Black Hawk. We have an elegant situation there. If I am any Judge at all, that is the best piece of coal property we have. The tramway is laid clear down to the tipple. Houses are built, and we are within ten feet of meeting the DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LA GRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah two openings (main entry and air course) and are therefore ready to ship. But unfortunately, the timbers from Dee and Ingles have so delayed us that we have hardly commenced on the tipple. Indeed, the car of lumber that we need is not here yet, although we are tracing it by wire, it having left Dee on the 18th of October. Beason and Jack Spiers are down in southern Utah, buying 15,000 head of sheep. I enclose you a statement up to date of the condition of the Vineyard. We are finishing the ditch at San Jacinto and at the Vineyard ranch, but it looks very much like the Idaho Development Company is going to give us trouble over our waters. There is considerable talk concerning a railroad from Rogerson to Contact, which, of course, will help us very materially. The weather is fine. Beets are coming in clean and can easily be stored. Nights are frosty and the beets therefore keep in good condition. All of our mills are running well and I think we are doing better work than ever. Of course, the sugar price situation you thoroughly understand. We have not yet finished the contracts at the lower prices. Sugar is declining in New York, but it is on quotations of fellows that have no sugar. Arbuckle reduced the price 504 per bag, but also advised that that only applied to sugars on consignments away from New York, inasmuch as they had no sugar on hand in New York. There is a whole lot of funny business going on, and it is difficult to say what the outcome will be.
DAVID ECCLES, President. M. S. BROWNING, Vice President. HENRY H. ROLAPP, Sec’y & Treas. Amalgamated Sugar Company FACTORIERS: OGDEN, UTAH. LOGAN, UTAH. LA GRANDE, ORE. OGDEN FACTORY LOGAN FACTORY DIRECTORS: JOSEPH F. SMITH JOSEPH SCOWCROFT FRED J. KIESEL ADAM PATTERSON EPHRAIM P. ELLISON WM. H. ECCLES F. E. HIGGINBOTHAM WM. H. WATTIS HIRAM H. SPENCER Ogden, Utah I heard that Mrs. Eccles is not very well and has gone to Dee, as you doubtless know. All of the other Logan and Ogden people are all right and enjoying good health. Will Wattis was anxious to see you about some California proposition, and before I received your letter had telegraphed you. With kindest regards, Yours very truly, Henry H. Rolapp HHR-B Enc.